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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1903
Page
5
A collage of opinions and remarks critiquing politicians and figures as the Panama Canal project and U S politics unfold. It mentions Smoot, Roosevelt, Taft, Hay, Hale, Hanna, Herrick, McClellan, and others, with notes on journalism, advertising, crime studies, shyness, and the Panama canal’s expected global impact.
The article argues southern ports show export growth far faster than northern ones. It cites 1902 railway and steamship figures, noting a 74 percent rise versus 0.3 percent in the North, and claims near 40 percent of national exports pass through the South, soon surpassing the North as new lines expand Gulf and seaboard trade. It defends The Constitution against southern critics by stressing the canal’s significance to southern industries and ocean-going commerce.
A historical essay praises Theodore Roosevelt for his strenuous life ethic and vigorous routines. It notes his daily 6am rise, five mile ride, cross country excursions, boxing, fencing, wrestling, and extensive reading. The piece questions whether ordinary workers balance similar physical and mental discipline with demanding careers, urging recovery for overtaxed systems while admiring his stamina and public interest in sport.
A skeptical take on corporate influence and the Roosevelts policy, noting health culture trends and a Philadelphia newspaper urging capitalists to back Roosevelt. Charles Emory Smith argues that if capital controls government, a constitutional convention could erode protections for capital. he pleads for concord between presidents policies and corporate interests.
The New York Herald editorial calls national party conventions in large cities dangerous due to loud crowds and mob psychology. It questions whether delegates can deliberate amid fervor yet asserts the American public resists such orderly, Quaker-like conventions.
The senate ratified a new treaty with China guaranteeing entry for our merchants and ships into Mukden and Antung free ports in Manchuria. Russia remains in Manchuria despite promises to evacuate by October, signaling an indefinite occupation and defiance of international assurances.
The Senate debates the Manchuria treaty amid fears Russia will dictate regional commerce. If Russia asserts control over Mukden and Antung, Moscow could hamper US trade by transport rules and port access, prompting a clear federal duty for the United States government.
The Vicksburg park commission seeks veterans of Confederate batteries from May 18 to July 4, 1863 to provide gun counts and positions. Captain William T Rigby is the contact in Vicksburg Mississippi. A tribute to Judge Pope Barrow praises his support for Black Georgians and his humane conduct. The Georgia editorial says Evans History of Georgia should be included in school books, praising state unity and civic virtue. Signed by H W Baldwin, Madison, Ga. December 22, 1903.
After the president signed the Cuban reciprocity bill, tariffs favor Cuba in exchange for access to American markets. The measure is seen as reviving Cuban industry and trade and signaling a new era of prosperity and political stability. Cuba is described as a protectorate with strengthened U S commercial influence.
A collage of folksy verses and dialect humor about turning new leaves for the New Year. Lively lines reference tobacco and cigars, dreams of luxury, family chatter, and village celebrations. The piece blends comic pieces with music hall speech and regional slang, capturing a festive southern mood.
Private Jimmy a war poet writes of Panama and the big ditch the Chagres fever and the fate of soldiers. He urges sanitary work and a careful approach to war as he contemplates the canal project and the toll of disease on troops.
A collage of regional clippings centers on Atlanta as a symbol of enterprise and pride. References cover the Atlantic department, steamship anchoring debates, Bobby Walther’s six day bicycle win, a wheelbarrow trek to St Louis, Marion Crawford’s Atlanta ties, and local pride in the city’s press, transit issues, and river cleanup.
A Georgia and southern newspaper profile lauds The Atlanta Constitution as influential with wide circulation and fearless views. It notes a Tuskegee visit by a Constitution reporter to cover Booker T. Washington school efforts and white support for Black advancement in Georgia.
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